Job Title: SENIOR FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGIST	Salary: N/A / Yearly
Location: San Francisco, CA	Type: Full-Time
Zip Code: 94108

Description:

Job Reference 08-FG-PM

PWA is seeking a fluvial geomorphologist to join our San Francisco office. The successful candidate?s primary responsibilities will be to manage, and/or lead geomorphic investigations for, a wide range of river and floodplain evaluation, restoration and management projects.


Position Responsibilities: You will work closely with our engineering design team to develop restoration plans, and will be the lead author on reports and presentations. You may work with our coastal processes team on tidal channel flood problems and restorations. In any given week you may be leading an investigation to diagnose the causes of habitat degradation in a large river system, presenting an environmental alternative for a flood management project to a group of stakeholders, supervising a sediment transport study of a dam removal, or putting together a proposal for a river restoration plan.

Requirements: You must have an MS or higher degree with a strong technical foundation in fluvial geomorphology, and four or more years of project management experience. Training and/or specialized experience in sediment transport, hydraulic engineering, and engineering design are all desirable.


You must have excellent writing skills and the ability to work effectively on teams with a variety of stakeholders. You will need a good sense of humor. PWA works primarily in California, but has projects throughout the West and beyond; some travel is required. Current eligibility to work in the US is required.


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